How to Make Chapstick {Natural Lip Balm}

This DIY project with step by step photos will show you how to make homemade chapstick. This natural recipe uses only five organic ingredients like coconut oil.

Homemade chapstick owns my heart. I can’t emphasize enough how much I need chapstick around me. Constantly. I have them stashed all around the house to make sure I’m not away from the precious stuff. My purse has a chapstick and a backup chapstick.

Helpful Homemade Chapstick Supply list

And you know what else? This homemade chapstick makes an easy holiday gift. We’re talking 15 minutes from start to clean-up. You can do this. Homemade chapstick has been a game changer for me, and I hope you love it as much as I do!

How to Make Chapstick:

Pour 2 cups of water in a medium pot, and fit with a double boiler. Place over medium heat on the stove.

Add the beeswax and shea butter, and heat until melted.

Add the coconut oil, sweet almond oil, and honey and stir with a spoon you plan to only use for working with beeswax. Heat until the coconut oil has melted. Pour into your containers of choice, and allow at least 15 minutes to cool.

Pro Tips:

If you want to “flavor” this, you have two options. You can add essential oils to the double boiler when everything is melted, or you can add a few drops of essential oil into your container. If adding them in the containers, you’ll want to stir with a toothpick right after you’ve incorporated the melted mixture.

For a harder chapstick, you’ll want to go a bit heavy on the beeswax. For a softer chapstick, add a bit more sweet almond oil.

Need to make more or less of the recipe? Click and slide the “servings” number on the recipe card and the ingredients will adjust as needed. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Add the coconut oil, sweet almond oil, and honey and stir with a spoon you plan to only use for working with beeswax. Heat until the coconut oil has melted. Pour into your containers of choice, and allow at least 15 minutes to cool.

Recipe Notes

If you want to "flavor" this, you have two options. You can add essential oils to the double boiler when everything is melted, or you can add a few drops of essential oil into your container. If adding them in the containers, you'll want to stir with a toothpick right after you've incorporated the melted mixture.

For a harder chapstick, you'll want to go a bit heavy on the beeswax. For a softer chapstick, add a bit more sweet almond oil.

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From my understanding, honey is the only food that never goes bad. So considering this recipe has honey, and beeswax, I can’t see this chapstick going rancid any time soon. I have some containers that have been around for at least 2 years and are fine.

I love this, I used the little Altoids tins for mine. I also added some vicks vapor rub to the mix for camping (2 spoon full). It makes the best rub for hands and feet. I to had a mess with wax on my beaters so I put them in the oven on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 5 to 10 minutes to melt off the wax then wash in very hot water. My dish washer is great for this. Hope this helps!

Hi Lisa, the containers were from Sunburst Bottle company, and Amazon. The amount it makes depends on the actual size of your containers. One batch makes enough for all my Christmas gifts for the year.

I made these today to include in holiday gift baskets. I tested a tube, and it has a long-lasting smooth, moisturizing feeling that’s so much better than store-bought lip balm. If I used tubes (rather than tins) again, I think I’d get a little pipette to make them easier to fill.